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Post by Father on May 17, 2019 20:57:26 GMT 1
 What Ser Farman Flowers might have on his mind is not readily apparent, The Great Bastard presents himself with a flourish of both cape and complements to the charm of Lynesse, his marriage to Lady Bridges making him Lord Protector of The Laughing Stream, but in the absence of his wife he had taken Lord Mandrake's daughter to bed with rather public consequences. But with a single jousting victory against an angry and aggressive father appears to be all that is needed to absolve a Great Bastard of any shame. A male Great Bastard, that is. Charming and handsome, the young lord cuts a striking image despite his lack of Valyrian heritage. Lord in all but name, his authority is mostly derived from his marriage, it would seem that this fact is exceedingly becoming forgotten, all treat him as if he is the real Lord Bridges, and soon enough he might derive all the authority he ever shall need from that. The man who carries the legacy of Lord Bryce Bridges upon his shoulders would be a useful friend to have, surely.
Free Deception: 6d6k4+1 21 +1 to ID Intrigue Iniative: 6d6k4+1 17ID: 16 Composure: 15 DR: 3 Objective: Get under her skirts...I'm assuming that the "Impossible objective" card is going to come out here, unless Lynesse feels like taking a risk on him, but his advances should be more subtle than Trystane, as in it should become obvious what's on his mind after a while without him *technically* making any "unseemly advances". Probably going back to my non-quoting style for this scene. |
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 18, 2019 2:12:09 GMT 1
“Lord Farman, I must wish you congratulations on your marriage. I am glad that House Bridges can finally enjoy peace and prosperity after the distressing news of Lord Bryces’ death. And Lord Desmond’s of course,” she adds the second name as an afterthought, clearly considering it a lesser tragedy. She had heard this man had some manner of connection to Lord Eldon, that they had hosted a party, which hinted at a history of cooperation. No doubt she seemed another pretty empty headed maid to this Lord, but perhaps she might seek to leave a more useful impression. Free Awareness: Atw - Free Action - Empathy: 6d6k4+1 19 1 DoS for 1 D0S on a non-influence check. Intrigue Initiative: Atw - Initiative - Breeding: 5d6k4+1 17 so I think I lose on number of specialty dice. ID: 18 [12 standard, +6 ‘Very Hard’ objective] Composure 12/12 DR: 4 [comely appearance matched against tarnished reputation] Objective: Friendship
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Post by Father on May 18, 2019 18:00:26 GMT 1
He easily slides through the standard phrases of acknowledgements and begins to ask about what Lynesse thinks about the events of the tourney so far, leaving it up to her what to emphasize, asking questions for details and opinion that demonstrates that he very much pays attention and interest to her views.
Impossible objective means that there is no intrigue, if Lynesse *might* be swayed or feels like taking a risk of possibly going too far in the hope to win an ally, the chaperone provided by Erena to ward against her being preyed upon is +6 circumstance vs Seduction.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 19, 2019 5:09:18 GMT 1
"I have always enjoyed the spectacle of the joust, Lord Farman, though I do pity the Tournament Master for the heroic effort it must require to keep rivals from each other's throats in the list. One can almost understand how one or two names seems to slip through.""Ser Rennifer seems like to earn a reputation for duelling your brothers my lord. Are you and Ser Daeron close?" she asks, hoping to hear him elaborate on the rivalry between Lord Merryweather and Wildfyre, and learn more of him in the process.
Edited the previous post to reflect a 'very hard' objective for Farman's intrigue, representing Lynesse's growing desperation. Lynesse's R1 action will be determined by whether her free-action empathy check was succesful. I'll edit it into this post when I know. Intrigue Initiative: Atw - Initiative - Breeding: 5d6k4+1 17 so I think I lose on number of specialty dice. ID: 18 [12 standard, +6 ‘Very Hard’ objective] Composure 12/12 DR: 4 [comely appearance matched against tarnished reputation] Objective: Friendship R1 Action: Atw R1 - Read Target +1B Dice: 7d6k4+1 18 Which I think is a success?
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Post by Father on May 19, 2019 13:55:47 GMT 1
Not exactly, Farman must admit, Daeron punched him at Highgarden without any provocation that Farman or anyone he asked could think of having occured, he has not received any explanation. They dueled over it as honor demands.
ID: 16 Composure: 15 DR: 3 Seduce: 6d6r1k4+6 22 That's 1 DoS for 5-4=1 influence. |
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 20, 2019 11:38:36 GMT 1
Farman was a good listener, which Lynesse suspected was part of why he was often well spoken of among certain ladies of court. She suspected his motives might extend beyond pleasant conversation, but decided to press on regardless. “How ludicrous, Lynesse laughs. Surely he is as wild as his epithet suggests. I heard rumour that he struck Lord Tyrell’s fool as well, but thought he must surely have been provoked in some way, ungallant as such an act would be.” She herself had no great patience for the dwarf’s humour. “But then, perhaps not.
She tries to divert the conversation away from the perhaps treacherous ground of the duel with Ser Daeron, suspecting that Farman had downplayed the provocation, and toward Farman's own status and goals. “Tell me Lord Farman, so many of your brothers have taken fearsome names for themselves, Wildfyre, Blackfyre, Bittersteel, Bloodraven…. And yet none of them hold a lordship, which most would say renders you their social better. Will you don a name to match their fashion, or will “Lord Bridges” suffice?"
This roll and post is drafted assuming the R1 action was successful. If not, I’ll redraft. Intrigue Initiative: Atw - Initiative - Breeding: 5d6k4+1 17 so I think I lose on number of specialty dice. ID: 18 Composure 11/12 DR: 4 Objective: Friendship IAW - R2 - Charm with Read Target Bonus: 7d6r1k5+3 21 for 2 degrees. 2*4=8-3= 5 Influence |
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Post by Father on May 20, 2019 11:48:00 GMT 1
The Free awareness test gives you +1b to be spent on non-influence actions, it's not the same as the Read Target action for +1D.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 20, 2019 12:08:20 GMT 1
Sorry I’ve used the free action to give a bonus dice to my r1 action which is read target, which hen boosts R2 action which is influence? I think that checks out, as long as the 18 in r1 is a success.
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Post by Father on May 20, 2019 12:14:59 GMT 1
Ah, which means he should be on round 3 now having won initiative.
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Post by Father on May 20, 2019 13:06:21 GMT 1
Farman isn't actually Lord Bridges, and it would be unseemly to take such a name. He is the Lord Protector of Lady Bridges, and ought to not take a name implying that his authority is nothing more than that of a caretaker. He also notes that it is probably best not to step his half-brother on his toes, if Ser Daeron so invited to it, he should quite happily get good and drunk together and laugh about it, but as it was Ser Daeron who struck the blow, it should be Ser Daeron who first extends the olive branch, Farman may be among the less prideful dragons around, maybe that has something to do with the darkness of his hair, but he was still a dragon, at least half of one. He might appear as everything a knight, a lord and a friend should be, gallant, charming, easy on the tongue, considerate and attentive, very likeable, with eyes a young lady might loose herself in. He knows Whitewalls and it's hidden treasures, a secluded garden with wonderful fragrances of a sort not really found at Highgarden, a most pleasing waft with a more northern fullness, more mature, a different sort of inviting. A lady's chaperone might easily be lost if she and her companion so desired to steal away, a lady was like to give in to temptation brought forth by his mannerisms and the locale and melt at his light touch on her arm, nothing unseemly, just a seemingly accidental touch, most ladies would already be lost to the dream his hand invites to fall into. Most ladies does not have the sharpness of mind and attention of Lynesse, perhaps it was the debauchery he hosted with Lord Eldon, perhaps it was his carrying away of Lord Mandrake's sister, perhaps both, that allows for her to be sufficiently alert to the fact that there is nothing accidental about that touch. He knows exactly how to make a lady desire for him to continue, and Lynesse is astute enough to notice that this is what he is working towards, and mostly succeeding. Part of her might want him to continue, for it is undoubtedly pleasant. Part of her might have little desire to be just another conquest, for surely, Lady Jeyne Mandrake could not possibly be the first lady to have fallen prey to his charm.
Read Target does away with his ID bonus, it also flags him as amiable and a sleazy seducer. ID: 15 Composure: 10/15 DR: 3 Objective: Carnal Pleasures. R2+3: 2#6d6r1k4+6 28 28That's 3*5-4=11, twice over for 22 total, not looking good at all. It leaves you at 3 frustration and 1/12, with ID 12, 5 more influence and Lynesse is trounced. It's easy enough for Lynesse to quit the intrigue without incident if she's polite about it. |
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on May 22, 2019 0:10:08 GMT 1
Lynesse is torn. Farman, in his relaxed and pleasant charm, his curious and playful manner, seems everything Lord Eldon is not.
Still, from the rocky road that had taken Lord Farman to his role of Lord Protector, Lynesse was sure he was not the pleasant romantic he appeared, or at least, that was not all he was. His treatment of Lady Bridges and Lord Mandrake's daughter was the topic of some courtly disaffection. And who, if not he, had been responsible for Lord Desmond's violent demise?
As an acquaintance of Lord Eldon, he could be here to test her. As a fellow opportunist, he could be in league with Eustace for some mutual benefit. As a possible rival of Daeron, he may simply have heard of her meeting with Wilfyre and decided she was not fit for Eldon. All such possibilities sprang more from her own mind than Farman's charming manner and gave the entire situation an edge of danger that even Farman could not soothe.
"I am sorry Ser Farman, I am overdue to meet with my kin. In these times it will not take them long to send an armed escort to find me, or raise a general alarum. Perhpas we may speak again, some other time."
Lynesse quits the intrigue. [hopefully this qualifies as politely]
Despite reading his motivations successfully, her disposition is still going to increase by at least one as a result of this intrigue, due to the simple contrast between Farman's manner and Lord Eldon's.
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Post by Father on May 22, 2019 16:26:10 GMT 1
Farman would very much like that, he responds most gracefully, adding that he truly enjoyed their conversation and her company. Lynesse spies something that looks like a slight disappointment on his face, the sort of disappointment a man that is very much accustomed to his efforts not turning out the way he hoped and learned that perseverance is the key might feel before he shrugs it away and tries again. Lynesse might suspect that she is not even the first one he had attempted to whisk away today, and that she would not be the last would appear even more likely. Or else he had been asked by Ser Eustace to have her dishonored herself so that her shame could be laid bare. Most septons were not like Abelar, but Eustace could not possibly have failed to notice what a member of the Most Devout had been subjected to, though a septon made vows of celibacy, and the girl was a lowborn, a Highborn lady likely enjoyed greater protection, but what if her uncle and regent of her house made a show of piety and agreeing that all were born equals in the eyes of The Seven? Thus degraded, robbed of her pride and power, a septa's vows would be the only alternative future to one of constant humiliation and shame.
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